Double Murder Near Springerville in Luna Valley (1888)
A double murder occurred near Springerville, Arizona, in the Luna Valley in 1888, triggered by a dispute that began after a horse race.
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Week of May 18, 2026
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Feature story
History notes
- Fort Bayard was established in August 1866 by Company B of the 125th U.S.
- The post sat at the edge of the Pinos Altos foothills, with grass for the horses and a creek that ran most of the year.
- Geronimo's final surrender in 1886 was a few hundred miles away, but it took the work of dozens of small posts like Bayard to push him there.
- By 1899 it was the first federal hospital in the country dedicated to treating tuberculosis among Army veterans.
- The hospital ran continuously until 2010, by which point most of the original frontier-era buildings were gone but the parade ground and several Officer's Row houses survived.
Hidden gem
Trail
Clear Creek Trail #165 ↗
Clear Creek lives up to its name — the water is crystal-clear, the canyon is lush, and the trail is a well-kept Gila secret.